For the second straight game, Teays Valley will face off against Loveland. The Vikings will square off against the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Teays Valley 3.9, Loveland 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Teays Valley's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Loveland hitters got past them. The Vikings came up short against the Tigers on Tuesday, falling 13-2. The Vikings' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Loveland's part, Henry Bradley tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Bradley has posted since back in April.
On the hitting side, Blake Hatfield and Dylan Hacker did most of the damage at the plate: Hatfield got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Hacker went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. What's more, Hatfield posted two hits, the most he's had since back in May. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Stidham, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
The win (which was Loveland's 11th in a row) raised their record to 22-6. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Teays Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 21-8.
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